2007–08 Slovenian Basketball League

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UPC League

Season| 2007–08
Duration| 13 October 2007 – 7 June 2008
Number of teams| 12 + 1
TV partner(s)| RTV Slovenija
Regular season
Top seed| Union Olimpija
Season MVP|  Dejan Grković
Finals
Champions| Union Olimpija
14th title
Runners-up| Helios Domžale
Semifinalists| Krka
Zlatorog
Statistical leaders
| Points|  Miroslav Jurić|  19.6

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Rebounds|  Dejan Grković|  8.8
Assists|  Jure Močnik|  4.9

← 2006–07

2008–09 →

The 2007–08 Slovenian Basketball League (official: 2007–08 UPC League) was the 17th season of the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in Slovenia. Union Olimpija won its 14th national championship.

## Teams for the 2007–08 season[edit]

Team  | City  | Arena  | Capacity  | Head coach

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Alpos Šentjur | Šentjur | Hruševec Sports Hall  | 800  | Matjaž Čuješ
Elektra Esotech | Šoštanj | Šoštanj Sport Hall  | 600  | Ivan Stanišak
Geoplin Slovan | Ljubljana | Kodeljevo Sports Hall | 1,540  | Aleksander Sekulić
Helios Domžale | Domžale | Komunalni center Hall | 2,500  | Zoran Martič
Hopsi Polzela | Polzela | Polzela Sport Hall  | 1,800  | Boštjan Kuhar
Kraški zidar Jadran | Sežana | SŠ Srečka Kosovela Sports Hall  | 900  | Tomo Krašovec
Krka | Novo Mesto | Leon Štukelj Hall  | 2,800  | Rade Mijanović
Luka Koper | Koper | Arena Bonifika | 4,000  | Mihailo Poček
Rogla Zreče | Zreče | Zreče Sports Hall  | 800  | Slobodan Benić
TCG Mercator | Škofja Loka | Sports Hall OŠ Poljane  | 400  | Matic Vidic
Union Olimpija*  | Ljubljana | Tivoli Hall | 4,050  | Aleksandar Džikić
Zagorje KD FT | Zagorje | Sports Hall Zagorje ob Savi  | 800  | Dušan Hauptman
Zlatorog Laško | Laško | Tri Lilije Hall | 2,500  | Damjan Novaković
| Teams from the Adriatic League

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## Regular season[edit]

Pos | Team | P | W | L | F | A | Pts

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1 | Helios Domžale | 22 | 20 | 2 | 1995  | 1643  | 42
2 | Krka | 22 | 17 | 5 | 1945  | 1721  | 39
3 | Zlatorog Laško | 22 | 17 | 5 | 1941  | 1697  | 39
4 | Geoplin Slovan | 22 | 16 | 8 | 1855  | 1670  | 38
5 | Luka Koper | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1794  | 1739  | 35
6 | Elektra Esotech | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1751  | 1772  | 32
7 | TCG Mercator | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1766  | 1839  | 31
8 | Hopsi Polzela | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1757  | 1860  | 29
9 | Alpos Šentjur | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1678  | 1883  | 29
10 | Kraški zidar Jadran | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1680  | 1889  | 28
11 | Zagorje KD FT | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1681  | 1892  | 28
12 | Rogla Zreče | 22 | 4 | 18 | 1670  | 1908  | 26

P=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, Pts=Points

| Qualified for the Champions stage

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## Champions standings[edit]

Pos | Team | P | W | L | F | A | Pts

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1 | Union Olimpija | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1245  | 996  | 27
2 | Helios Domžale | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1266  | 1098  | 24
3 | Krka | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1112  | 1086  | 22
4 | Zlatorog Laško | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1110  | 1067  | 22
5 | Geoplin Slovan | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1166  | 1152  | 22
6 | Luka Koper | 14 | 4 | 10 | 1058  | 1160  | 18
7 | TCG Mercator | 14 | 3 | 11 | 1010  | 1263  | 17
8 | Elektra Esotech | 14 | 2 | 12 | 1006  | 1156  | 16

P=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, Pts=Points

| Qualified for the Playoff stage

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## Relegation league[edit]

Pos | Team | P | W | L | F | A | Pts

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1 | Alpos Šentjur | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2337  | 2466  | 42
2 | Hopsi Polzela | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2397  | 2458  | 42
3 | Zagorje KD FT | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2292  | 2516  | 41
4 | Kraški zidar Jadran | 30 | 9 | 21 | 2287  | 2535  | 39
5 | Rogla Zreče | 30 | 6 | 24 | 2282  | 2576  | 36

P=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, Pts=Points

| Qualified for Relegation Playoffs

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| Relegated to Second Division

## Playoffs[edit]

| Semi-finals | | | Final |

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|  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
| 1 | Union Olimpija | 2 | |
| 4 | Zlatorog Laško | 0 |
| | 1 | Union Olimpija | 3 |
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| | | 2 | Helios Domžale | 1 |
| 2 | Helios Domžale | 2 |

| 3 | Krka | 1 |
Slovenian League 2007–08
Champions

Union Olimpija
14th title

## Relegation Playoffs[edit]

Pos | Team | P | W | L | F | A | Pts

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1 | Nova Gorica | 4 | 4 | 0 | 312  | 280  | 8
2 | Parklji Ljubljana | 4 | 2 | 2 | 333  | 288  | 6
3 | Kraški zidar Jadran | 4 | 0 | 4 | 270  | 347  | 4

P=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, Pts=Points

| Qualified for 2009–10 Slovenian First Division

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## Statistics leaders[edit]

### Performance Index Rating[edit]

| Pos | Player  | Club  | PIR

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1  |  Dejan Grković | Rogla Zreče | 19.19
2  |  DeMarco Johnson | Geoplin Slovan | 17.43
3  |  Jasmin Čatović | Hopsi Polzela | 16.62

### Points[edit]

| Pos | Player  | Club  | PPG

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1  |  Miroslav Jurić | Kraški zidar Jadran | 19.58
2  |  Jasmin Čatović | Hopsi Polzela | 17.62
3  |  Dejan Grković | Rogla Zreče | 16.88

### Rebounds[edit]

| Pos | Player  | Club  | RPG

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1  |  Dejan Grković | Rogla Zreče | 8.81
2  |  Kiril Pavlovski | Kraški zidar Jadran | 7.53
3  |  Stipe Modrić | Geoplin Slovan | 7.48

### Assists[edit]

| Pos | Player  | Club  | APG

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1  |  Jure Močnik | Helios Domžale | 4.85
2  |  Nejc Glavaš | Zagorje KD FT | 4.82
3  |  Primož Brolih | Rogla Zreče | 4.75

## External links[edit]

* Official Basketball Federation of Slovenia website (in Slovene)

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